Come to Look Mum No Hand in London Fields this Saturday to meet Rebecca Reilly, messenger legend and author of Nerves of steel. The evening is organised by Emily Chappell and there will be a raffle with prizes from Swrve, Brooks and the LCEF. Emily’s interview of Rebecca is here: http://www.movingtargetzine.com/article/rebecca-reilly-nerves-of-steel-heart-of-gold The Sister City Alleycat […]
The London courier community has lost one of his brother. Young Josh has ridden off and left us all quite shaken. All my thoughts are going to his family and friends. I’ll remember him with a big smile on his face, his lips all swollen after crashing at the last London’s Calling, raising his pint […]
If you wonder how it all happened behind the scene during one of the shoot for the new courier calendar, check Ben’s link here: http://twelvepictures.blogspot.co.uk/2013/12/the-naked-courier-calendar-shoot.html Calendars are on sale online here: http://houseofpistard.bigcartel.com/ Also available at Full City on Leather lane EC1 and London Green Cycles, Chester Court, Albany st, NW1. Or get in touch at: […]
That’s right, the new courier calendar 2014 is here. This edition is UK only so all your favourite couriers from London, Glasgow and Edinburgh in the buff. Eleven photographers and Richie Andrew, our graphic designer, have combined their talents to bring you the 4th LCEF calendar…all the proceeds from the sale of these calendars will […]
The 6th edition of London’s calling will be held on the 6/7/8th of September. 3 days of races, parties and bike mayhem courier style…. Check our website and register here: http://www.londonscalling2013.org.uk/
That time has arrived. Time to pack the panniers and ride in the sunset…well not quite, but in a couple of days, along with a crew of London couriers, i’ll be heading off to Paris for Panamexperience 2, the pre-event to the Cycle Messengers World Championships in Lausanne. I’m very much looking forward to hit […]
When you asked cycle couriers what they like the most about their job, some answers come up again and again, like the sense of freedom, riding your bike all day long for a living, the flexibility of the job, keeping fit etc…but one reason that stands out is the sense of community, hardly found in […]
The brand new LCEF cycling jerseys printed in collaboration with Hackney GT have finally arrived a couple of weeks ago and they have sold out pretty much instantly. We still have a few Large/Xlarge items left in short sleeves and long sleeves version and also in the jacket version. But if you didn’t get your […]
A few months ago, Apollo Gerolymbos got in touch with a fund raising idea..build a couple of bikes with donated frames and bike parts, raffle some tickets and give all the proceeds to the LCEF. With the help and generosity of cyclists from the Fixed Gear and Single Speed Forum, he built these two beauties […]
Where do couriers like to go on holiday? courier events of course…with other couriers, riding their bikes and doing courier things. These coming months are packed with messenger races and championships that will take us in all corner of Europe,well Switzerland mainly. The summer kicks off with the Bern ECMC 2013 pre-event in Milano. I’ll […]
